Things to know about puberty sex drive

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The article is professionally consulted by Dr., Doctor Bui Phuong Thao - Pediatric Center, Vinmec Times City International Hospital.
As you enter adolescence, your body undergoes many physical and psychological changes, often with strong emotional manifestations, especially sexual ones. So what is sexual desire during puberty?

1. Changes in Puberty

These changes are due to the influence of sex hormones (signals from within the body) and external influences such as movies, music, books, family education (signals from outside) makes the baby's body develop quickly and the sex organs are activated to enter the full functioning stage along with other organ systems.
When puberty begins, the brain sends signals to certain parts of the body to start growing and changing. These signals are called hormones that cause your body to change and start to look more like an adult. Change begins as early as age 8 or as late as age 13 for girls; and about 9 to 14 with boys.

2. Emotional changes that occur during puberty

During puberty, the hormones of the gonads are produced in abundance, increasing the size of the genital organs. Accompanied by the effects of this hormone on emotions, making boys and girls of this age always have strong emotions, a desire to demand and explore sexual feelings. They may have these feelings for someone of the opposite sex or of the same sex. Thinking about sex, just wanting to hear or read about sex, is normal during puberty.

3. How are sexual feelings expressed?

There are many ways to express sexual feelings: Being told to friends, recorded through clips or having sex is also one way. Ways to have sex include masturbation, oral sex, and anal, or vaginal, sex. However, at this age, children should also focus more on learning to avoid falling into sexual emotions, but forgetting their biggest and most important job is learning to accumulate knowledge for life.

4. What is masturbation?

Masturbation is the act of touching or rubbing your own genitals (vagina in girls and penis in boys) to bring you pleasure. Masturbation will not cause pregnancy and is less likely to cause a sexually transmitted infection (STI) than other forms of sex.

5. What is oral sex?

Oral sex is using the mouth (including lips, teeth and tongue) to come into contact with a partner's other genitals. Some teenagers believe that oral sex isn't really sex because it doesn't cause pregnancy. However, it can transmit sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Using a condom or mouthguard during oral sex can help protect you from STIs.

6. What is anal sex?

Another form of sex is anal sex, which is done by inserting the penis into the anus. Sometimes the term also includes other sexual acts involving the anus, including oral to anal contact, fingering of the anus. This form of sex can significantly increase the risk of STIs, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Anal sex can cause damage to the anus and rectum, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and rectal prolapse.

7. Vaginal sex

When a man's penis in an erect state enters a girl's vagina and then moves in and out, this can lead to orgasm. When guys orgasm, they ejaculate semen, which contains millions of sperm, from the penis into the woman's vagina. Sperm can swim into the uterus and then the fallopian tubes. When the sperm meets the egg, fertilization occurs, which can lead to pregnancy. There is also a high risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) if protection is not used during sex.

8. How sex helps you avoid unwanted pregnancy

If you have vaginal sex and don't want to get pregnant, use a reliable method of birth control every time you have sex. You can refer to the following ways:
Using oral contraceptives daily or emergency contraception Spermicide Contraceptive implant Condom IUD Female sterilization Female sterilization Vasectomy in men Contraceptive patch Pregnancy Diaphragm Using condoms correctly can prevent pregnancy and STIs. Even if you're on birth control pills or using any other form of birth control, you still need to use a condom to protect yourself and your partner from catching STIs. sexually transmitted infection.

9. Things to consider when deciding to have sex

Ask yourself your feelings about sex. Are you really ready for sex? If you're dating, do you know how the other person feels about sex? Don't have sex just because you're afraid your partner will break up with you, you think sex makes you a real woman, or you simply want sex. Determine for yourself the right time when you are ready to have sex.

10. What is rape?

Rape is the act of using force to threaten or take advantage of the victim's defenseless state or other tricks to have intercourse with the victim against their will.
To protect yourself from rape, you can avoid situations that could put you at risk of sexual abuse. Avoid walking alone, especially in low-traffic areas, without the use of alcohol and drugs.

11. Sexual violence

Sexual violence can happen to same-sex or opposite-sex couples. This involves acts of physical, sexual or emotional violence. If you are experiencing this, ask for help from an adult such as a parent, teacher, doctor or counselor.

If your baby is having sexual problems during puberty, you should take him to a reputable medical facility for early examination for timely intervention. Currently, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital and Pediatric Endocrinology Specialist Clinic - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital are reputable and quality addresses for treating precocious puberty in children in Vietnam. .
Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic has a system of modern equipment along with a team of experienced, enthusiastic and loving doctors and medical staff, the clinic will be a reliable address for parents. mother when in need of medical examination and treatment for her child in Ho Chi Minh City.
At Vinmec, children will be examined with a leading expert in Pediatric Endocrinology, have sex hormone blood tests, bone age assessment tests, brain MRI scans or some more specialized tests. , in order to correctly identify the cause of early puberty and promptly treat. For more information about treatment methods, how to schedule an appointment with leading doctors, please contact the hospital for the best advice.

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Reference source: Acog.org